Microsoft Online Services: Why it should be choice of businesses?

Microsoft Online Services are the cloud hosted service based model of Microsoft for its Business Applications. Microsoft although a late entrant in the Cloud space has fast caught up with the rival Google’s Google Apps. But the big question in IT manager’s mind is – Why it should be choice of businesses?

If you or your customers are evaluating the benefits of Microsoft Online BPOS (Business Productivity Online Suite). Read this article to learn more about how an organization can address the business challenged by implementing Microsoft’s Business Productivity Online Suite.

What is Microsoft Online Services?

Microsoft Online Services includes business-class e-mail, instant messaging, and the latest messaging and collaboration features. The applications inclue the bestselling – Business Productivity Online Standard Suite (BPOS) which includes services of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, Office, Communications Online, Office Live Meeting. These services are also available as individual items. Also available is Dynamics CRM Online and Online application hosting.

How Microsoft Online Services Works?

Rich user experience

Microsoft Online Services are rich desktop-based applications with the flexibility of fully-hosted Internet services. The advantage is that you get the all-in-one integrated experience on the same rich clients your users already know. It delivers a consistent look and feel from virtually any device, in almost any location.

Easy to deploy and Administer

Microsoft Online has tools your organization needs and quickly and easily deploy without loading your internal resources.
Microsoft Online Services can synchronize with your Microsoft Active Directory, so you maintain control and can continue to manage user policies centrally. You have a single administrative panel that enables simple and centralized provisioning and management of new and existing users.

Coexist architecture

You can choose to run some applications on-premises, or choose Online Services hosted and managed by Microsoft or Microsoft Partners. You can adjust your deployment model dynamically as your business needs shift and grow.

Many of the companies who have traditional Microsoft solutions are moving to a shared model.

Why use Microsoft Online?

One basic question in IT Manager’s mind is why use Microsoft Online when we can go for the inhous Microsoft applications?

“Compared to hosted exchange solutions that companies have been using previously Microsoft Online will be a better option,” says Sunil K Principal Consultant with Dhruvsoft – a partner of Microsoft Online Services in Hyderabad India. “Microsoft Online Services also come with a 99.99% uptime financially backed guarantee. Performance, security and Reliability of Microsoft Online is something you can trust blindfolded” – he adds.

Using Microsoft Online services moves IT spend from CapEx (capital Expenditure) to OpEx (Operational Expenditure) and enables an organization to increase the spend to add value to their IT system instead of maintaining and running their IT-systems.